St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-01
YNOT,S BUDGET.
Ynot Picks Up a Batch of Inter-
esting Items Among the Boys.

Ynot Picks Up a Batch of Inter-
esting Items Among the Boys.
John t. Kelly, the rustling repre-
sentative of the P. II. Kelly Mercan-
tile company, is back on the road again
hustling for orders. He has been East
for a few weeks spending his honey
moon. He says it is by far the most en-
joyable one he ever spent. Mrs. Kelly
accompanied him back as far as st.
Paul, where she will spend a few days
with friends. She then goes West to
her liege lord, when they will COM
mence housekeeping at once, either at
Moorhead or Grand Forks. Johns ex-
ample is soon to be followed by two
other prominent travelling men in
Dakota. who will, before the snow goes
away again, be trotting around in double
harness. All honor to the fair Dakota
ladies who win the prizes.
II. A. Murphy, with Gordon & Fergu-
son, is supplying the fall trade with
hats and caps on the line of the Manitoba
this week. He is doing a good business
and is very enterprising young man.
The firm can congratulate themselves
on the choice of so popular repre-
sentative as Mr.. Murphy. He spent
Wednesday afternoon at Alexandria
and mixed a little pleasure with bust
ness. He promised the writer several
braces of chicken, and if he keeps his
promise his sales will increase so per
cent. in the next year.
George Phillips, with KOnantZ Broth
ers, st. Paul, is making the Furgus
Falls division of the Manitoba this
week. He still wears his Prince I'M
perial whiskers and a low-cut vest,
which displays an immaculate white
appearance, but he isn't bit proud.
George is great sportsman in addition
to his other qualities. He keeps the
finest bred dogs in the country. His
prize dog Jim took the first prize last
month at AShby over all competitors,
for riding in the wagon.
G. w. Sprague, with Fahyan Knife
company, is out on the road in the IN
tereSts of the above firm. He is making
his first trip. He is very pleasant
gentleman and will be quite an acquisi-
ton to the travelling fraternity UP
north. After he gets better acquainted
with the boys it will be much pleasanter
for him; they will help to smooth over
great many of the rough places that
new man must encounter before he
succeeds in working UP new trade.
j. II. Clapp, with Wright & Taylor,
Kentucky, sells those celebrated brands
of WHISTLES throughout the Northwest.
He is very jovial fellow. He stopped
at GAINESVILLE Tuesday night and left
6 O'Clock call. About 10 some one
brushed against his door. He got up,
he found out his mistake he was hot.
He reports a good trade this trip and is
very enthusiastic over the bright pros
poets for good fall business.
Senator De la Verne, the great spice
man, is making his usual trip up west;
Hillsboro is favorite resort of his. His
competitors on the road accuse him of
cutting the prices there, but l don't
think it is so. He is one of the squarest
men ON the road and would be shining
light on any front seat before the foot
lights; his great bald head entities him
to the choice there. He is a great favor
lite among the older travelling men, and
many time the younger ones turn to
him for advice. which, if followed,
would lead them to an early grave.
John Law, with Beaupre, Keogh &
Co., is rustling hard this week west of
Sank Center. He still sports that two
calls-fve smile of his and a new fall
wrapper. He is crowded almost to death
with work, and thinks seriously of en-
ploying a lady clerk to help keep up his
business. There are no flies on John
when he isn't hustling for orders he is at
Sank Center with his best girl.
Zach II. Sturman, with Robinson,
Strauss & Co., is out on the road making
the ladies happy with his elegant dis
play of ribbons, silks, laces and new
fall hats. Zach is well cut out for his
business. Nature has lavished more
than his share of good looks on him.
When those large black eyes plead for
an order no one can resist. He reports
makes him very happy.
j. o. Wakefield, with Farwell. OZmun
& Co., is out again doing the towns west
of st. Cloud. jim is one of the most
popular meu on the road. He has spent
the greater part of his life in the hard
ware business and has got it down fine
| When he walks into store you can bet
| he always gets nice order, and he de-
| serves his success, for he is one of the
hardest workers | know of, day and
night. You can find him going from
town to town with his little grip always
with smile and good word for every
body.
Charles Dixon, the popular grocery
man, who went East last month for his
health, is recovering from his severe
illness. The boys will be glad to see
him back on his old route again.
The State Fair is over and nearly all
| the boys are ON the road again, going
around from town to town and settling
down to good hard business. To some
| the fair week has been a week of work
| not pleasant. 1t has been the custom
| among some wholesale houses to have
their men come in at that time to enter.
tain the country merchants and show
them the sights. To some of the travel
ing men this is very disagreeable. They
are away from home so much that
short week in the city, and especially al
at this time, should be spent with theil
families. Just think of the hard lot Of
the travellers wife and little ones, sepa
rated from the ones they love for thirty
days and some for even more than tina
time. Whv I have known little chill